https://tupelonow.com/Local news for Tupelo, Mississippi: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Lee County.en-GBTue, 03 Nov 2026 00:58:25 +0000https://tupelonow.com/lee-county-unemployment-september-2026/https://tupelonow.com/lee-county-unemployment-september-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsLee County unemployment was 3.0% in September, down from 3.3% a year earlier and below Mississippi's 3.3%. Tupelo's rate was 3.2%. The labor force shrank again.https://tupelonow.com/huntington-tupelo-40-million-renovation/https://tupelonow.com/huntington-tupelo-40-million-renovation/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHuntington is spending more than $40 million on its downtown Tupelo headquarters and its operations center, with work in phases through mid-2027 and a new business park.https://tupelonow.com/veterans-day/https://tupelonow.com/veterans-day/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnTupelo's Veterans Day Ceremony is Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Park; the time is not out yet. Schools stay open, mail stops, the Trace visitor center opens.https://tupelonow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://tupelonow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnHalloween weekend in Tupelo: Rocky Horror at TCT, the downtown Ale Trail, ranger ghost walks on the Trace, a steak and BBQ cookoff and the Hope Continues 5K.https://tupelonow.com/savannah-lane-fema-repair/https://tupelonow.com/savannah-lane-fema-repair/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTupelo has applied for FEMA money to repair Savannah Lane after the March 2025 storms and swap a pipe culvert for a concrete box. Public comments are open for 15 days.https://tupelonow.com/lee-county-unemployment-august-2026/https://tupelonow.com/lee-county-unemployment-august-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsLee County unemployment fell to 2.9% in August, the lowest August in federal records back to 1990. The labor force also shrank by about 1,050 people.